FOOTBALL Hamilton East School v. Cambridge School.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2010, 26 May 1885, Page 2

FOOTBALL Hamilton East School v. Cambridge School.

Tmk football m.ttcli betwen the school clubs of Hamilton Kist and Cambridge was played yesterday on Sydney Squaie. H.iinilton East won by thiee tries and one goal ; Cambridge did not scoie anything. Tliu following were the teams : Cambudge, Ed. Walker (captain), W. Heaney, I<\ Burt, C. Souter, P. and Ed. Richaidson. J. McVeagh, Chas., Len. and Les. Bull, H. Arnold, A. Williams, N. Lockley, E. Sargent and J. Hovvio. Hamilton East : K. Seddon (captain), J. Lyon, H. and M. Hume, W. and I). Gelling, J. Davn, W. McCabo, A. Reed and J. Gillett. The game was played in four spells of twenty minutes with h\e minutes interval between. Hamilton East kicked off against the wind, but soon drovo the ball in their opponent's twenty five, and kept it thcie nearly tho whole of the first twenty. McVeagh and C. Bull (Cainbudge) each made a capital run which gave temporal y rohef. Owing to the smart running of M. Hume and tho play of the Hamilton forwards the bill was soon in the Oambiidge 123, snd after several scrummages W. (Jelling got hold of it, lan in, and touched down. The try at goal was a failure. The Hides then changed ends. Len. and Leu Bull and Me Vragh worked haid for their sido, the latter making a splnndid run. Tho ball was dnven into the Cambridge 25 and W. (Celling leeuioJ anothrr try; again the pi tokick uas a failure. During the 3id twenty C. Bull, McVeigh and Heaneydistinguished themselves, He.iuuy made .1 desperate run and got through the H imilton forwaid>, but was fairly bi ought to eaith by Xicki»-«on. For the third time W. Gelling got a tiy and a goil wis kicked by Lynn In tho fourth twenty, Cambridge played \ery pluckily, ulthough Hamilton scored anothoi tiy, M. Hume, H. Hume, and C. Le <2ue>ne ran very well, but could not get through the Cambridge bicks. W. (lelling got a try which was disallowed by the umj)ire. A Keed mado the last icoie, a try. Mcsurs J. Vereker Bindon and T. Hinton wuro tho umpires and had a veiy pleasant time. From tho beginning to the end, the game was played in the most friendly manner, and the absence of all loud talk and wrangling was noticed by the spectators. Aftei the game tho teams had lunch at the Royal Hotel. Mr G. White very kindly gave the beef, and Mr W. ¥. 801 l the broad.

Football and cricket both pioinise to recover from their temporary eclipse in Hamilton when the ii«ing generation giovv up. For this reason a few remarks on the play in yesterday's school mutch may do kimie Rood. The great fault obsorvahle on both aides was the persistent hard kicking in the scrummages and the desperate endeavours made by players to force the ball tluough the bodies of their opponents. Hard kicking in scrums cannot possibly pay, as the h.uder you kick the fuither the lull will rebound off your opponent. Wh.it 18 the good of quarter-backs if forwards will force the ball back into the scrums, and tiy against the laws of mattei todnvcit through solid flesh? A little ordinary judgment in allowing the ball back to the quarters will boat any amount of home-power applied to its blind propulsion regardless of obstacles. Another fault, which shown the same want of iiidgment, w indecision in returning the ball into the field fioin touch and in kicking oil from a force. Cambridge lost three or four excellent chances of running the ball up the whole length of the ground by not taking advantage of opportunities in each of these way*, where the field was practically clear to them. In such cases, a few seconds make all the difference. The play of the H.imiltou team on tho whole diappointnd me. NickUson could not pick up a ball, and LeQunsno seemed to ha\c lost all his old dash, though the foruiei made a really brilliant collar and one good run, and tho latter oiicj showed his old form in gutting thiotigh. W Gelling, with three tiies to his ciedit, did le-s work than I have seen him do this sim-oii. On the othei hand, while M. Iliimo was ne.uly but not quite up to his l«sst, U my, who had fallen olt greatly of late, nevei played ivith more spirit or judgment, which is not saying a little, as all u ill know who s-uv linn two yeaisago, and Lvon, a most unutterable funk last year, yesterday was conspicuous for the th ekes 1 - of th.- figh*. 1). Gelling was generally theieabout-., and A. Orr played, as usual, a hteihng foiwaid game, with, if anything, worse than his usual luck. Few that keep so persistently on the ball and do such good work, receive so little encouragement fioin that blind goddess, fortune. Reed s pluck was much noticed, and J. Davis was often there when wanted, though his haid kicking spoiled two excellent chances of scniing. In con i elusion, Cambiidge's chances wore greatly ! discounted by their ignoranco of tho nice ties of the game, due. as I learn, to want of practice and coachinc, but all their faults were observable in an equal or less degice on tho Hamilton side. There was but one exception that tho Hamilton foi wards worked better together. If, howevei, thoy would remember that forwards can woik with backs as well as with one an other, they would impnne consideiabl>. Not knowing tho names of the Cambridge team I cannot paiticularizo their play, but I may say that thoy have excellent material and want only good coaching and practice to make a team that would gi\e the best schools something to do. A little fellow in white, might f, think, csen rival our "Bintam." I may add that the quiet, gentlemanly behaviour of both teams, and, if theie were a shade of difference, of the visitors more particularly, must h.i\o been as great a pleasure to themselves and Mic umpires, as it would certainly ha\e been a gie.it credit to the best and most f.-mous public school at Home. Fouw \ki>.

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